Don't Fall In The ZeWer

<Disclaimer ~ I intended to post this 2 months ago, but life got in the way and then I forgot my password and couldn’t get in to update….Better late than never…right?>

Now that Bubba is taken care of for this upcoming year, it’s time to focus on Sister. I really thought that I would NOT do any kind of formal school with her until she was a least 5 because I see no reason to rush her childhood. But she is eager to have school like Bubba. Therefore we will gently expand on her already vast knowledge. ;0

In all seriousness, she really does have a very strong foundation. I wish I could take the credit for it, but she is almost entirely self-taught. She is always eager to learn and experience life to the fullest. I could learn a lot from her!

I will continue to read aloud to her from a variety of living books, fairy-tales, and poetry, without any other expectation than her attention. We will review uppercase letters and introduce lowercase letters. And begin learning letter sounds and a few sight words. She will join Bubba for history, science and art. I am thinking we will “do school” 3 days a week max.

My resources for Sister:

• Awana Cubbies~ This is Sister’s 2nd year as a cubbie. We are working through the Hopper book and Character Builder book 1.
• Letter of the Week from Confessions of a homeschooler blog.
• Read to me and ABC from walking by the way blog.
• Now I know my ABCs from Tot School (basically anything from this website!)
• Homeschool Creations website

*UPDATE: Sister is continuing to LOVE school. She begs me to “fill her boxes” most days! Fridays are our family fun night. We try to eat a meal that starts with the letter and watch a movie or play a game that starts with the letter. This has been a huge hit with everyone…especially when we had Happy Meals for the letter H week! (We eat off the dollar menu. The only time my kids see kids meals are when grandparents are involved!) I am really enjoying seeing how creative she is. She is so independent. But still very timid in new situations. This is new territory for me as she and her brother are polar opposites. Where Bubba is ONLY content to be the center-of-attention, Sister finds her place wrapped around my leg…or my personal favorite (I wish I could express how sarcastic I am being) with her fingers in her mouth! We are all a work in progress. Her favorite part of school is the art journal.